2nd Annual French-American Conference on Emergency Medicine

Accreditation

Physicians

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Harvard Medical School and Paris Descartes Medical School. Harvard Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Canadian Accreditation

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

European Accreditation

Through an agreement between the American Medical Association and the European Union of Medical Specialists, physicians may convert AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to an equivalent number of European CME Credits® (ECMEC®s). Information on the process of converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to ECMEC®s can be found at: www.eaccme.eu.

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT)

Through a collaborative sponsorship from National Medical Education & Training Center, a state Accredited EMS Training Institution, this conference has been approved by the Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services for 19 hours of Continuing Education at all EMT levels

An application for accreditation has been submitted to Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)/ Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

Medical Knowledge

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Systems-based Practice

IOM Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine (IOM) Competencies:

Provide Patient-Centered Care

Work in Interdisciplinary Teams

Employ Evidence-Based Practice

Disclosure Policy

Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Accreditation Criteria and Policies. It is HMS's policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclaimer

CME activities sponsored by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.